Week 2

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Week 2: September 2



Assignments to be completed from last week

  • Get PIP Packet #84 & Read Parts 1, 2, & 3
  • Join course wiki, get a Google account
  • Complete "Focusing Preliminary Research Ideas" Student Handout pg. 11.
  • Come to class next week with a partner for your Hands-On Activity, we'll sign up for slots next week.
  • Go to Milner and check out a "lab book" for middle or high school science. Flip through them be ready to discuss your general observations regarding the labs.


Housekeeping:

  • Attendance (Assign Roll Call #'s)
  • Hands-On Activity: Teaching Partners: Turn in names, and whether you want an early or late presentation time
  • Introduce signal for getting attention...

Inquiry Activity: Living or Non-Living...That is the Question!

  • Pre-lab: characteristics of life...
  • Move through stations...
  • Debrief:
    • What value does this lab provide for hs students? When would this lab be most beneficial for students?
    • How might the lab be improved?
    • What did you notice about how the instructor organized the lab?
    • How might you set up the lab if there are classes in between?
    • What safety issues are there with this lab?

Inquiry Grid -- types of inquiry
Discussion Questions
1) What kinds of labs did you do in high school?
2) What kind of work was expected before & after the lab? Meaningful?
3) How much did you learn from doing labs?
4) How will these experiences influence the types of labs you use in your classroom?

Look at the lab textbooks you brought to class:
  • Using the inquiry grid, what types of labs are primarily found in this lab book?
  • Pick a single lab to critique
  • Determine both good and bad qualities along with ways the lab could be improved.
  • Pair up with someone and compare/share your findings.

Summarize the above on your card.

Research Project Topic Research Design

Overview
  • See the Research Project page here in the wiki
  • Fill in the semester deadlines onto the Research Project Deadline Checklist found on page 1 of your Research Manual.

Topics to discuss
  • Difference between experimental and exploratory research?
  • Need for independent variable and dependent variable?
  • How are experimental groups best set up?
  • Getting ideas...how? (Spot check SH #1)
  • Activity: Quick Design
  • Sample Research Design Table (pages. 17-22)



Assignments to be completed for next week (Sept 9)

  • Begin working with your Hands-on teaching partner
  • Finalize your research project topic & pairs--please type them in on the research document page as soon as you know (but before class next week)
  • Read Part 4 in Student Research Manual Learning About My Topic
  • Complete Research Design Table (SH #2)